Repose of Souls Service for the victims of the Armenian Genocide

25.04.2011

On April 24, on the Memorial Day for the Victims of the Armenian Genocide, His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians presided during a special Repose of Souls service. The service was offered in memory of the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide committed in Ottoman Turkey at the beginning of the 20th century. The service was offered in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, at the Memorial of the Armenian Genocide located on the grounds of the Mother See.